Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.72/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$134.72

45 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$46.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	490	144.24	707	32
Medium and Large 2	363	126.73	460	5thin
Small 1-2	652	104.00	678	5thin
Medium and Large 3	537	97.69	524	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.55/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

134.72

—

SC average5 barns · 390 hd

136.97

−2.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,612	93.85	1,513	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	73.25	927	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	881	61.62	543	22

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	838	764.80/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	138.71/cwt	130.00–143.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	130.21/cwt	120.00–135.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	141.64/cwt	135.00–145.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	549	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	632	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	131.34/cwt	130.00–134.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	185.16/cwt	184.00–187.50	681	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	522	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	621	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	611	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	104.90/cwt	90.00–110.00	382	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	431	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	665	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	133.85/cwt	130.00–137.50	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	755	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	463	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	514	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	54.83/cwt	50.00–60.00	489	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	74.52/cwt	68.00–81.00	952	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	61.41/cwt	59.00–65.00	711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,487	86.82/cwt	71.00–93.00	1,291	7
Bulls	—	—	2,010	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	100.22/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,776	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	68.41/cwt	65.00–74.00	595	11
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	853	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	734	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	915	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	558	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	663	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	935	79.45/cwt	75.00–83.00	743	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	705	654.96/cwt	600.00–700.00	4,617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	917.13/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	7,520	5

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed Mar 2, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 191Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 69Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 19Year ago 21

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	838	700.00–850.00	764.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	600.00–700.00	654.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	820	800.00–1,050.00	917.13
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	88.00–90.00	89.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	72.00	72.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	61.00	61.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	935	75.00–83.00	79.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	147.50	147.50
3	—	445	130.00–143.00	138.71
6	—	509	130.00–134.00	131.34
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	157.00	157.00
6	—	710	126.00	126.00
7	—	394	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
2	—	475	100.00–103.00	101.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
3	—	313	120.00–135.00	130.21
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
4	—	632	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	135.00–145.00	141.64
2	—	705	134.00	134.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
4	—	624	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	167.50	167.50
2	—	370	160.00–170.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	301	182.50	182.50
6	—	368	184.00–187.50	185.16
6	—	400	182.00	182.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	102.50	102.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	522	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	100.00	100.00
6	—	364	90.00–110.00	104.90
1	—	420	102.50	102.50
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.46
1	—	705	103.00	103.00
2	—	468	130.00–137.50	133.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	144.00	144.00
2	—	512	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	110.00–112.00	111.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	892	50.00–60.00	54.83
11	—	870	65.00–74.00	68.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,277	68.00–81.00	74.52
3	—	1,158	59.00–65.00	61.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,487	71.00–93.00	86.82
1	—	2,010	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,772	96.00–103.00	100.22

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle